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  • Colorectal cancer survivor visits Luke during awareness month

    March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which calls attention to the disease and recognizes those who lost their lives due to it. However, it's also a time for survivors to communicate to those currently battling the cancer and provide guidance on how to survive the disease. DeeDee Tart

  • Team Luke packages food for kidz

    Service members and their families from Luke Air Force Base partnered with several community organizations Saturday to package meals to fight global hunger. Nearly 200 volunteers came together in Hangar 999 here to package approximately 78,000 bagged meals. The nutritionally complete entrees are

  • Pair race across America, raise veteran awareness

    Jeremy Staat and Army Veteran Wesley Barrientos spent a day at Luke Air Force Base March 7 on the 18th day of a 100-day, 4,200-mile bike ride called the "Wall to Wall Cross Country Bicycle Ride," which began Feb. 19 to raise awareness on veteran's issues and support for veteran's benefits. Staat, a

  • 5,000 years of history under 20th century plans

    Luke Air Force Base plans to build a large solar array on the south side of base. First, however, site preparation must be done, including mitigation of surface archaeology and testing for subsurface archaeology. Unbeknownst to anyone, significant findings lay just a foot beneath the surface. "This

  • ACC 2-star recognizes Det 1 for F-22 modification

    The Air Combat Command director of operations visited a detachment at Luke on Monday to recognize the unit for designing an important safety feature for the F-22 Raptor. "This is really an important thing you have done for the Air Force and the F-22 fleet," Maj. Gen. Charles Lyon, ACC director of

  • VCSAF discusses benefits, uniforms, F-35 while at Luke

    The Air Force's vice chief of staff addressed a packed house during an Airmen's Call here March 2.Gen. Phil Breedlove, who visited Luke AFB for two days, covered a variety of issues during the all-call, to include military benefits, the F-35 Lightning II, and uniform policy.Breedlove began by

  • Thunderbolts show grit in 200-mile relay

    The words "awesome" and "running a 200-mile race" are not normally used in the same sentence, but that is exactly what was heard Feb. 24 through Saturday from 12 members of the Thunderbolt family.A team of pilots and spouses from the 56th Operations Group recently competed in the Ragnar Del Sol

  • Luke Airman receives Bronze Star

    A 56th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airman received the Bronze Star from Lt. Col. Michael Davis, 56th LRS commander during a squadron commander's call Feb. 16 here at Luke Air Force Base.Tech. Sgt. Miranda May, 56th LRS NCO-in-charge of operator records and licensing, was presented the medal for her

  • 944th FW Airman selected for Tops in Blue

    She waited anxiously as the selection to the Tops in Blue team announcement neared. Senior Airman Joleen Dedmon, 944th Medical Squadron dental assistant, placed first in the female vocalist category at the Air Force Worldwide Talent Search Jan. 9 through 12 in San Antonio, but her invite to the Air

  • Max-out return, save prep fees with tax center help

    Tax season is here and the Luke Air Force Base tax center is open through April 17.  Last year, the tax center filed more than 2,000 federal and state returns, saving the Luke community in excess of $100,000 in tax preparation fees. The tax center hopes to offer a similar level of service this year